Balrampurਬਲਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Balrampur?

Balrampur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038792, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 721 people in Balrampur: 387 men and 334 women, living in 133 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 550 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 340 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.66 per cent and women at 75.67 per cent. The census recorded 398 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 150, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 93 cultivators on their own land and 26 household industry workers. A further 122 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balrampur's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 97 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Balrampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bela, Jasran, Muzafat and Attari.

What is the population of Balrampur?

The population of Balrampur was 721 at the 2011 census, living in 133 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Balrampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Balrampur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.